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### Viewing cable 06TELAVIV2915, PERETZ CALLS FOR MNF ABLE TO BLOCK HIZBALLAH

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06TELAVIV2915 | 2006-07-27 06:06 | 2011-03-15 18:06 | SECRET | Embassy Tel Aviv
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    Carol X Weakley  07/27/2006 01:06:19 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Carol X Weakley

    Cable
    Text:

    S E C R E T        TEL AVIV 02915

    SIPDIS
    CXTelA:
        ACTION: POL
        INFO:   RES ECON DCM DAO AMB AID ADM IPSC RSO CONS PD
                IMO

    DISSEMINATION: POL
    CHARGE: PROG

    APPROVED: AMB:RHJONES
    DRAFTED: POL:BBERNSTEIN-ZABZA
    CLEARED: DCM:GCRETZ, POL/C:NOLSEN, DAO:TWILLIAMSON

    VZCZCTVI215
    OO RUEHC RUEHXK
    DE RUEHTV #2915/01 2080612
    ZNY SSSSS ZZH
    O 270612Z JUL 06
    FM AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5204
    INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE PRIORITY

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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 TEL AVIV 002915

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/27/2016
    TAGS: PGOV PREL PTER EG IS IR LE
    SUBJECT: PERETZ CALLS FOR MNF ABLE TO BLOCK HIZBALLAH
    WEAPONS SUPPLIES

    REF: TEL AVIV 2879

    Classified By: Ambassador Richard H. Jones for reasons 1.4 (b,d).

    ¶1. (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Amir Peretz told U.S.
    Representatives Peter Hoekstra, Jane Harman, Rick Renzi, and
    Darrell Issa, and the Ambassador July 23 that the GOI's goals
    in Lebanon are to secure the release of the two kidnapped IDF
    soldiers, see the implementation of UNSCR 1559, and give a
    multinational force (MNF) the mandate to block any re-supply
    of weapons to Hizballah. Peretz accused Hizballah of using
    Lebanese civilians for cover and to harbor Hizballah weapons.
    He highlighted Israeli efforts to minimize harm to the
    Lebanese civilian population. Peretz characterized Hizballah
    as the "vanguard of Iran" in the Middle East and said that
    Iran influences events throughout Lebanon. He asserted that
    the connection between sovereignty and responsibility has
    been broken and that this has allowed governments to deny
    responsibility for the rocket attacks against Israel. Even
    if the "certificate of origin" of the rocket attacks was
    Hizballah/Hamas, he argued, it was the "post office;" i.e.,
    the Lebanese government and the Palestinian Authority (PA)
    that should be held responsible for each delivery. End
    Summary.

    ---------------------
    Hizballah and Lebanon
    ---------------------

    ¶2. (C) DefMin Peretz told CODEL Hoekstra that military
    operations alone would not be sufficient to end the conflict
    with Hizballah, and that well-planned next steps are
    critical. According to Peretz, if after defeating Hizballah
    in battle, Israel then released Hizballah prisoners, then
    Hizballah would still be the winner. Peretz argued strongly
    that both Hamas and Hizballah must be made to understand that
    there is no connection between the situations in Gaza and in
    Lebanon, and he emphasized that Hizballah must not be given
    any standing on Palestinian issues. Peretz outlined three
    key GOI goals in its conflict with Hizballah: 1) to secure
    the release of the two IDF soldiers kidnapped by Hizballah;
    2) to establish a multinational force to implement UNSCR
    1559; and 3) to give the MNF a mandate to block any weapons
    re-supply of Hizballah. The CODEL stressed the strong U.S.
    Congressional support for GOI efforts. In response to a
    question from Rep. Renzi, Peretz said that the MNF should be
    a force capable of controlling southern Lebanon and the
    borders with Syria -- "not like the current UN Force."

    ¶3. (C) Peretz highlighted his view that the connection
    between a country's sovereignty and its responsibility has
    been broken, allowing governments to deny responsibility for
    actions taken within their borders, such as Hizballah's
    launch of rockets from Lebanon against targets in Israel. He
    argued that the Lebanese government and the Palestinian
    Authority bear responsibility for rocket attacks originating
    in their territories. Peretz emphasized the connection
    between Hizballah and Iran, and Iran's influence in Lebanon.

    ----------------------------
    Hizballah's Use of Civilians
    ----------------------------

    ¶4. (S) Peretz told the CODEL that the GOI is trying to limit
    harm to civilians, but he made the point that when civilians
    harbor missiles "in their living rooms," they are involving
    themselves in the conflict. He characterized as "demonic"
    what he claimed was Hizballah's use of the Lebanese civilian
    population to hide its rockets and stressed that Israel could
    not allow Hizballah to protect itself this way. In response
    to Rep. Hoekstra's query as to whether evidence exists of
    Hizballah hiding missiles in civilians' residences, Peretz
    said that he would provide further information in a few
    hours, and added that the evidence was a result of years of
    careful work with highly sensitive intelligence sources -- "a
    carefully guarded secret." Hoekstra stressed that it is
    "very important" that the GOI share this information in order
    to help solidify support from the U.S. Congress for GOI
    actions. Peretz noted that it is hard to provide physical
    evidence, which was either destroyed by IDF attacks or is
    beyond reach behind enemy lines. The Ambassador suggested
    that Mossad Director Meir Dagan could provide the requested
    brief to the CODEL at their meeting (see reftel).

    ¶5. (C) Rep. Harman said it is important for Israel to stress
    to the international community all of its efforts to minimize
    civilian casualties. Peretz said the GOI has been
    consistently providing advance warning to civilians to leave
    before attacks, dropping leaflets, and sometimes even through
    telephone calls, e.g., to private machine shops in Gaza
    making parts for Qassam rockets. Peretz also said that the
    GOI had opened humanitarian corridors between Cyprus and
    Lebanon at Secretary Rice's request.

    ¶6. (C) Rep. Issa urged that Peretz establish "green lines"
    for the safe transit of displaced persons throughout Lebanon
    as soon as possible. He recognized that these lines might
    have to shift over time, but the IDF could advise of these
    changes through leaflets. Peretz admitted that Israel was
    aware of the IDP issue and the need to protect them. He
    agreed to consider Issa's proposal, but noted that the IDF is
    not on the ground and thus cannot guarantee anyone's complete
    safety. He suggested that the IDF could coordinate with the
    UN on the matter and might designate some such areas in the
    northern part of the country.

    ------------
    Gilad on MNF
    ------------

    ¶7. (C) In a side conversation after the meeting, MOD
    political advisor Amos Gilad described Israel's ideas for the
    MNF. He told the Ambassador that Israel "wants a reliable
    force "like in Afghanistan," where the NATO framework allowed
    "even Dutch troops" to kill 13 terrorists recently. Gilad
    underlined that having another force such as UNIFIL would
    mean "we're cooked." He also criticized what he referred to
    as a Ukrainian model, which he characterized as countries
    "only in (peacekeeping operations) for the money."
    Unofficially, Gilad said, the GOI supports Arab/Muslim
    participation, even by Egypt, although, he said, the German
    Foreign Minister had told the GOI that the Egyptians were not
    interested. Saudi Arabia could also help substantially,
    Gilad added. Their participation, for example, could help
    prevent Iran from playing a major role in Lebanese
    reconstruction, Gilad said, underlining that "We must not let
    that (Iranian participation) happen."

    ¶8. (U) CODEL Hoekstra did not have the opportunity to clear
    this message before departing the country.

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